Show Eight Persons Hurt HurtIn In Series of Traffic Accidents 2 Ambulances 15 Oth Other r Vehicles Involved 9 Citations Issued Two new police ambulances and 15 other vehicles were involved in eight traffic collisions that brought injuries to eight persons and yielded a total of nine police citations citations citations cita cita- in and near Salt Lake City Friday evening and early Satur Satur- day Two persons suffered minor in injuries injuries injuries in- in juries when one of the ambulances driven by Officer William Durtschi Durtschi Durtschi Durt- Durt 51 2507 Green St. St collided with a car driven by Anson L. L Waite 35 Eagle Ida at Main and South late Friday after after- noon Mr and Mrs Waite Vaile were treated I at the scene for bruises and cuts Officers D Durtschi u r t s c h t I and Dale Lazenby in the ambulance es escaped escaped escaped es- es injury En Route to Call The ambulance was en route to toan toan toan an emergency call at E E. E.- South where Don Aldrich 2 son of Mr and Mrs LaRue Aldrich was reported choking on a penny Another officer was dispatched on the call The child coughed up the penny and apparently suffered no harmful effects Mr Waite was issued a Utah highway patrol citation for failure to yield right of way to an emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency vehicle The ambulance has only been in service two weeks and driven only 2000 miles Only minor damage was to the second new ambulance when it struck a steel guard post in an alley behind 1773 S. S 2nd West Vest about 5 o am a.m. Sat Saturday while officers officers officers cers were making a routine check of the alley Lights Out The vehicle was driven by Officer Officer Officer Dee L. L Holder with Officer H. H D. D Stagg as passenger The report said the check was being made without car lights The ambulance has been driven only niles miles Two persons suffered fractures when cars in which they were riding riding riding rid rid- ing collided at E. E South at 1120 11 20 pm p.m. Friday state highway hIghway highway high hIgh- way patrolmen reported They were Maxwell W. W Dederick 57 ave fracture of the left leg and Helen Dederick 51 fracture of the upper jaw Both were taken to Holy Cross hospital Carl F. F 23 Sandy driver of the other car was bool booked ed edat at the Salt Lake county jail hold for investigation but released Saturday morning pending further cHeck by state tro troopers pers Davis is Crash Three persons suffered lacerations lacerations lacera lacera- and bruises in another crash near the Salt Lake-Davis Lake county countyline countyline countyline line line late Friday afternoon They were Ben Leggroan 52 W. W 2nd South head lacerations lacerations lacerations lacera lacera- Mrs Minnie M Mills lIs 55 Magna lacerations and shock and Earl Banks 45 S. S V West st head bruises Mr Leggroan was cited by state highway patrolmen for failure to yield right of or way H. H S. S Mills 55 driver of the other car was not injured Peck 2 son of Mrs Norma E. E Peck 28 S. S Vest West suffered head bruises when a car driven by his mother collided with witha a car driven by Sarah K Hass 33 E. E South Temple at Cheyenne and South at 4 30 pm p.m. Friday Sarah K Hass was cited for operating operating operating oper oper- a car without a drivers driver's license Booked on Charge One driver was booked at city jail for investigation of drunk driving following a vehicle three collision at South and State at 1 10 am a.m. Saturday He was Otis Carl Coldeway 39 Cleveland ave are Police said the theother theother theother other vehicles involved were a bus driven by Grant E. E Bennett 38 Post St. St and a car driven by Mario Marlo G G. Nichols 20 E. E Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den ave Three citations were issued to Roy P. P Martinez 26 Helper at S. S Vest West Temple at 1 15 am a.m. Sat Sat- He was cited for no drivers driver's license Improper turn and failure to yield right of way Edwin R. R Penrose 25 1731 Yale ave drew a negligent collision citation at 1 13 am a.m. Saturday when hen his car collided with one thie driven by George Mitchell 25 E. E South at South and State Three citations also were issued to Ray Baxter 39 ave when his car collided with one driven by Theodore E. E l Meredith th 21 24 5 S. S West Vest at South and West Vest late Friday Fliday night The citations included negligent collision faulty brakes and improper improper im im- proper passing |